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74 



SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



If this work had been carried out in 

 this systematic way, this money would 

 not have been there, and we would 

 have cleaned up a dozen counties. 



One bee-keeper will tell you where 

 another bee-keeper is and you have 

 everything in your route, in succession. 

 You can find out where foul brood is 

 and know where if is located, and see 

 that it is cleaned up. 



Mr. Wheeler — Undoubtedly by clean- 

 ing up a certain area the work can be 

 done much cheaper. 



President Baxter — According to our 

 state law, when a man requests the 

 State Inspector to come to his apiary 

 he has got to go there whgther he is in 

 the northern or southern part of the 

 state. 



Mr. Pyles — Other work must not be 

 neglected, because the rest of the state 

 will complain if we neglect them. 



Mr. Kildow — Of course if we knew 

 everything to start with this world 

 would stand still because -we would 

 have it done in one year, but we have 

 to live and learn as we go along; we 

 will learn these better ways and of 

 these better things, and that is why we 

 have not been perfect before. 



President Baxter — We are not blam- 

 ing the Inspector at all, but trying to 

 help him along in devising means to 

 do more efficient work. 



Mr. Kildow — A good many bee-keep- 

 ers will want you to come up to their 

 apiary but will want you to leave as 

 soon as you get through, and don't 

 want to help you to get to the other 

 fellow, while others will take you 

 around from place to place. 



They are both classes, but, if all the 

 bee-keepers would help us all they 

 possibly can, it would help us out a 

 good deal. 



Mr. Root — In our state we find that 

 where we can get volunteer automo- 

 biles it facilitates the work very much. 



It struck me, with the fund you have 

 got, the state could extend this work of 

 inspection with a Ford automobile. I 

 believe it is the best machine for this 

 kind of work. You could cover an im- 

 mense amount of territory. 



In our county I take my machine and 

 in two days we have every bee-keeper's 

 place visited. 



I told the box hive men if they would 

 put their bees in modern hives, I would 

 help bear the expense. 



Mr. Kildow — Our committee men do 

 not recommend the use of automobiles. 

 They do not want the deputies to hire 

 automobiles and livery hire. 



Mr. Root — My thought was — and in 

 our state we are advocating that the 

 Inspector, the Chief Inspector be fur- 

 nished with a machine — with a Ford at 

 $340.00. Why, a man can buy ?. 5:oorl 

 Ford at $250. If the Inspector knows 

 anything about machines he can double 

 and treble his work. 



Mr. Kildow — Another plan: In the 

 Fox River Valley, at Aurora, they have 

 perfected a little Association — they had 

 20 members last lear. 



They sent me word this summer — 

 "Can you come up here? We meet on 

 such and such a night. Let us know if 

 you can come and we can arrange for 

 you while you are here. We will have 

 different parties to take you out." 



Well, we covered lots of territory and 

 got a good deal of work done because 

 they put their shoulder to the wheel 

 and helped each other. 



President Baxter — In most every 

 community you can find the same help. 



Mr. Kildow — If others would pattern 

 after this, it would be a great help. 



Mr. Wheeler — As I understand it, 

 these automobiles are volunteer auto- 

 mobiles. 



Mr. Root — Yes, those in Aurora were. 



Where we find these things so nicely 

 arranged for us, we can do so much 

 more work; when we have the moral 

 support of the best people in the com- 

 munity, the Inspector is able to do 

 much more work than if he has antag- 

 onism all the time. 



In cases of this kind I think that the 

 Association can do a great deal of work. 

 If the Association would authorize the 

 secretary, when he is writing cards, 

 or sending out letters, to say that any 

 assistance given to the Inspector or 

 his deputies will advance the work of 

 bee-keeping and inspection work in 

 the state, I think this would be an ex- 

 cellent thing. 



Mr. Stone — We can send this request 

 out without any cost except for the 

 printing. We sent out a thousand so- 

 licitations for membership in Decem- 

 ber. This could be done without any 

 extra expense. 



If you will get the form up we will 

 have it printed and sent out, if that is 

 the voice of the meeting. 



